Pests & Pathogens

Last Minute Prep for 2022 Spring Crops
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Spring planting season is fast approaching, but there's time for some last-minute preparations. While we always prioritize efficient use of fertilizers, seed and other inputs, 2022 pricing and availability puts and extra importance on this strategy. How many items can you cross off this to-do list?
Planting Enlist E3 soybeans in 2022?
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Are you planting Enlist E3 soybeans in 2022? If so, one of the tools in the weed control toolbox will be the option to use one of the two registered 2,4-D choline herbicides for use on Enlist E3 soybeans. In January 2022, the EPA approved a seven-year registration of Enlist One and Enlist Duo herbicides. Enlist One and Enlist Duo are the only 2,4-D choline herbicides registered for over-the-top use in 2,4-D tolerant soybeans. Enlist E3 soybeans are also tolerant to the over-the-top application of both glyphosate (Roundup) and glufosinate (Liberty) herbicides.
Spring 2022 Weather Outlook
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
We begin the 2022 growing season in NNY with no drought classifications, for a welcome change. Our snow has mostly melted and soil frost is on the decline. The North Country is a tiny bit behind normal soil moisture as of this date in late March, but the deficit is small. March temperatures have been just a bit warmer than average so far.
"Carbon Farming" in NYS - Updates and 'How-to'
Fertilizer Prices Trend Upward in Late 2021 …and Into 2022?
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Seed Corn Maggot, Stand Losses and the Need for Insecticide Seed Treatments
NNYADP: New Way to Apply Biocontrol Nematodes
Young Farm Entrepreneur Applying NNYADP Biocontrol Research Results
Report Seedcorn Maggot and Wireworm Damage: WE NEED YOUR INPUT
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team

NNY Western Bean Cutworm 2019 Report
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Paraquat Certified Applicator Training to Prevent Poisonings Now Available
Mike Hunter, Field Crops Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
What are Mycorrhizae and Should They Factor into Your Crop Management Plans?
Kitty O'Neil, Team Leader, Field Crops & Soils Specialist
North Country Regional Ag Team
Upcoming Events
Opportunities and Considerations for Co-digestion of Manure and Food Waste
March 29, 2023
North Lawrence, NY
Dairy farmers in the Northern New York region are welcome to attend this event free of charge to learn about the economic feasibility of anaerobic digestion of dairy manure with food waste (co-digestion).
Maximizing Fertilizer Efficiency with Peak Fertilizer Prices: A Weekly Webinar Series 2023
February 23, 2023
March 2, 2023
March 9, 2023
March 16, 2023
March 23, 2023
March 30, 2023
As we begin 2023, we are not expecting fertilizer and nutrient shortages to disrupt crop planning as they did last year, but fertilizer prices continue to be very high. This series of webinars is designed to help farms and producers to accurately assess fertilizer needs and to manage for optimal nutrient efficiency to minimize fertilizer purchases.
Announcements
Dairy Shop Meeting: Calf Care Protocols & Colostrum Management
Dr. Melanie Parker-Geurtsen will be joining us for adiscussion on calf care and colostrum management. Please
feel free to attend yourself and/or ask your calf feeder to
attend. Light refreshments will be provided. Please let
Abbey Jantzi know via email (aej48@cornell.edu) or phone
Grimshaw Farm: 9922 County Route 152,
Adams, NY